Papyrus 101

Papyrus 101

New Testament manuscript
Recto, Matt 3:10-12
Name	P. Oxy. 4401
Sign	𝔓101
Text	Gospel of Matthew 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3
Date	3rd century AD
Script	Greek
Found	Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now at	Sackler Library
Cite	J. David Thomas, OP LXIV (1997), pp. 2-4.
Size	19 x 7.5 cm
Type	Alexandrian text-type

Papyrus 101, also known as P. Oxy. 66 4401, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 3:10-12; 3:16-4:3, they are in a fragmentary condition. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓¹⁰¹ in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 3rd century CE. It is one of the numerous manuscripts found at the site of Oxyrhynchus.

Text

Verso, Matthew 3:16-4:3

The Greek text of the codex considered to be a representative of the Alexandrian text-type.

Location

The manuscript is currently housed at the Sackler Library (Papyrology Rooms, P. Oxy. 4401) at Oxford.